Ulf's Keptr (Mouth of the Wolf) - Ambient Performance (Octatrack, Bitbox, Morphagene, Polymoon)

Norse/Viking inspired track. Octatrack here is mostly just for drums and some sample playback. Morphagene playing back a reel I made with a bunch of different synths (Wavestate, Diva, Omnisphere). Bitbox is for triggering the one-shot larger samples for the chorus parts.
Recorded direct to DAW.
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I don’t understand how this dude doesn’t have a million subs, wtf people.

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We are in at the ground level, one day we will tell our friends, we knew him when he wasn't famous. Yes, truly believe this

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so true !

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@@rickl242 Here's my theory, he already is famous and this is just a sideline. :)

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[@andrewgenner2613]

@@sillyjrnvideos So true!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

In Danish "Ulven´s Kæber" directly in english : " Wolf´s Jaw´" Thanx for all the beautiful music - Azure ! 😘

[@stephenking4571]

This track has a cinematic feel and a bold film score feel, very nice ... I sense myself floating on a calm fiord with glaciers on either side heading for an unknown destination with the sound of State Azure as my guide. Loving it. 👏👏👍👏👏

[@marek.veleba]

Woohoo 4:29 ...did not expected that. Not sure if I heard this one before. Amazing track!

[@craigshaw141]

Yep - how good was that? Solid but not overdone.

[@vidarhjal]

Very great performance! I love the fusion of "Norse" sounds and the synths.

[@hedderley]

I love this composition. You have so much talent and I'm so glad you share it with the rest of the world. Thank you! Really inspirational.

[@stateazure]

Thanks, Peter!

[@pipparker]

Just excellent. Again. Evocative, emotional... I never tire of listening to your work.

[@stateazure]

Thank you!

[@BAAAASJE]

Absolute masterpiece. You're incredibly talented!

[@dolvaran]

How can something this amazing only have 511 likes out of 12,855 views?

[@SimplyDuker]

For some reason, I can never get tired of these tracks.

[@hirand9842]

I regret to this day why I couldn't find this maestro much earlier. Incredible talent mate.

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B.runner/Vangelis led me here...so glad they did! Subscribed

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Ohhhhh.... the Shpongle vibes are strong in this one! Wow, it's huge!

[@stateazure]

Thanks, Omri

[@kislio8228]

Thanks...✨

[@tonepoet]

This took my work headache away, best therapy ever.

[@mskam100]

Great piece of work. You are simply amazing.

[@trnobles]

Oh man this is massive! Would love to hear a whole album of stuff like this

[@noxyminocher3230]

Listening To This Masterpiece Has Me Tiredless In Tears! So Brilliant And Inspiring In Time I Can't Imagine How Will I Bound To It Forever! 🙏 Heavenly Made!

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[@stateazure]

Thank you!

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ab 7:40 Wowowowowwwoooo......perfekt !!! das ist Cinematic .....the Best !!!!! dankeschön ......!!!

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Applause.....

[@conceptdevices]

Excellent again sir, brilliant Nordik feel at 8:50, but I cant believe there are people who have hit the thumbs down dislike, obviously very jealous folks out there, maybe they should make themselves known and explain why they dislike this as I cant see any reason why they would.

[@asimakisagelopoulos8555]

Amazing

[@brianspenst1374]

This sounds like Vangelis made a soundtrack for a Viking movie. Very good work.

[@erwingroeneveld5372]

Absolutely amazing piece of work! I really like the percussion... in the background but relentless. Love it.

[@kickbiker7920]

Jaw-dropping! Even the drums are unobtrusive ... it's just so interesting to listen to ...

[@farzadfarahbod2206]

very beautiful. very talented. thanks for sharing it with us. hope to see your live performance some day.

[@hardsync7873]

What kind of smoke💨? Relaxing!

[@stateazure]

Vapour, not smoke :)

[@flappyjacks]

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[@stateazure]

Thank you, Marcus :) Not idea about merch, I never really considered it, I might give it some thought later.

[@tuckerbenjamin]

Album is now available via Bandcamp! The version of this song has been modified on the album.

[@SethDerrick]

Wow...are my Neumanns happy!! :-) Would love to hear more of your exploring this style/idea/space...an album's worth at least!

[@dolvaran]

Of all your fantastic works, I think this is my absolute favourite.

[@stateazure]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@andrewgenner2613]

Another brilliant track! Thank you Pat. A different feel to this one, but of the usual exceptionally high standard.

[@stateazure]

Cheers, Andrew glad you enjoyed.

[@MTLarsen1]

Awesome😊👍 Pure Magic ❤️🇩🇰

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

So wish I caught this live! Excellent!

[@zekehayward7643]

Very nice! Fits perfectly into my relaxation time.

[@powermix24]

This is incredible! the drums the atmosphere..... brilliant

[@robstammers7149]

Unblemished perfection... SA you are are currently number 2 in my top 10 synthmasters/producers. You are amazing. Many thanks again.

[@manmaas]

Who's number 1?

[@rickl242]

Yeah, who is No 1?

[@robstammers7149]

@@manmaas Hi, no surprises, it will always be Tangerine Dream, esp in their 70s line up of Froese, Bauman, Franke, given the equipment available back then to those guys, the sounds and rhythms they produced was amazing, and even today difficult to emulate.

[@robstammers7149]

@@rickl242 Tangerine Dream of course, not every one's choice, klauze Schultz being a close joint 1st. State Azure given his huge range of modern synths and racks, for me is a close second. An artist called Madis is currently running 3rd, give his track Desert Rose a listen.

[@manmaas]

@@robstammers7149 Aha! Yes, big fan of their early years stuff. Left them behind once punk happened but still great to listen to.

[@datcupcakequeen]

Excellent.

[@TheHammondx66]

Fantastic! Thanks

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Fantastic!!! 👏👏👏

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Very relaxing Mr State.

[@SoniclayersMusic]

Wow! HUGE!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

BEAUTIFUL !!!!

[@tonygriffin_]

Not Norse, I know but this recalls the darkest moments of Deadwood...mind you, I think Al Sweringen was Scandinavian! EPIC as ever, whatever it evokes!

[@DarkEchoes_dystronic]

Great epic music! I love it!

[@roruidos]

This is beautiful

[@fog2]

Brilliant!

[@Anybloke]

Lovely piece. I like the way you've used the percussion so that it's not dominant.

[@powermix24]

Amazing piece!

[@SiddharthMi99]

Rock n roll tonight 😊

[@dwp2659]

bravo!

[@NativeSoundProject]

Very impressive atmosphere...

[@amangogna68]

Amazing sound !

[@citizenofearth]

Magnificent!!!

[@BubbaSatori]

Percussion is eggcellent.

[@powermix24]

Let's go!!!! Can't wait!

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This track is absolutly stunning! Flight Mega Parcec far from Home!

[@dreamdealer]

amazing stuff man, so enigmatic, that first boom at 4:30 knocked me off the chair. you should license your stuff for games and movies, it's a perfect fit.

[@stateazure]

Thanks, Marcos!

[@rickl242]

I would say no, he should keep every right to his productions imo

[@WalterSchwarzElectronicMusic]

Wonderful music , i like it !

[@WokeAssMessiah]

Lovely patchwork

[@rickl242]

That good old Norse synths ;) loved it though

[@TheBassline303]

Just WOW :-D

[@matthiassaul5189]

cool

[@fog2]

Nice, cinematic, and epic!

[@sillyjrnvideos]

Nice!

[@ReductioAdAbsurdum1]

Did you record the bitbox samples yourself or do they have a different origin? Sounds great! Very weird - this is almost exactly my setup, including the guitar in the corner and the modular case stand.

[@stateazure]

Thank you. The drum samples are from lots of different sources and sample packs. Everything else was recorded/improvised in the DAW before rendering out samples and loops for live arrangement.

[@fret737]

génial vraimant bon

[@AndyGabrielPowell]

Reminds me a bit of Hans Zimmer. Nice. Powerful. Would not have been out of place in an LOTR battle scene either.

[@alexs.2592]

Epic masterpiece...i kneel in front of you and your talent ... which reverb do you use in this piece?

[@stateazure]

Strymon Big Sky and Valhalla Shimmer on some parts.

[@uffewulfen]

Damn! 7:41

[@sindre.pedersen]

Wonderful! I see you have a Hermod in your rack - how do you find it? Do you use it alot?

[@stateazure]

For it's size I think it's a pretty amazing module considering everything it can do. I don't use it so often as I have other sequencers that do a lot of what it does, but better..I use it more as a kind of utility module if I need good MIDI to CV conversion, or CV recorder etc. In a small case like I've put it in now it's much more important though.

[@ryanmiles8056]

Hey SA. I’m here I’m ready 😬

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

can i come too ?....please....

[@fasznyak]

Can I have this version (and not the album version) as a download please?

[@marcelomoura7584]

amando os subs

[@villiambosio7237]

DA 🇬🇳. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Vineor]

customized my new Slavic ck3 character with this track

[@Fabrice_Debarge]

Stupid question : did you learn music theory in a music conservatory ? how did you start exactly ?

[@stateazure]

Completely self-taught. I started when I was a teenager, trying to copy/emulate my favourite tracks (Tangerine Dream and Jarre mostly), and eventually started to understand some of the theory this way.

[@Fabrice_Debarge]

@@stateazure Interesting. I heard that Vangelis also never learnt music theory in a music conservatory, but I don't know if it's true.

[@stateazure]

@@Fabrice_Debarge I heard the same thing :)

[@pile333]

Vangelis groove.

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Lo Realmente Bueno.... és Para Pocos SERES LIBRES../I\...

[@AlexiaVon]

can you play it without all the pre recorded bits ?

[@Fuchsia_tude]

This is very D2 Lut Gholein/Desert track

[@Deshams]

You ever been approached for scoring?

[@xavdex514]

Hmmmm...🎶😏👌...🙏

[@fasznyak]

this could have been a score for blade runner.

[@brianspenst1374]

Yes, it has a very Vangelis feel. This is a style that few people can come close to mastering yet this song does it amazingly well.

[@dubtube6691]

Sci Fi blade runner

[@jrnolaussen7388]

Great music, but drums are misplaced and disturb the rest! You should have minimised the drums! Then it would be just wonderful!

[@stateazure]

it's tricky to do how I wanted, to minimise the drums at the exact point I needed the chorus to begin made for a very abrupt change, but I agree it needed thinning out during those parts. Done in a DAW this would be a piece of cake, but nobody wants to look at a DAW screen for 18 minutes! Maybe I could have thought it through better, but this is another track done in a single take with no practice. It's how I roll.